NOTE: To view our collaborative tools & projects organized by department,
jump to
ahsmedia.barrow.wikispaces.net/LEARN


Research Assistance

Reference includes basic research tools such as almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias.
.....Internet Public Library: Ready Reference

Organized by Curriculum Department

CTAE
.....Internet Public Library: Business & Economics
.....Internet Public Library: Computers & Internet
.....Internet Public Library: Consumer
.....Internet Public Library: Engineering
Fine Arts
.....Internet Public Library: Fine Arts
.....Internet Public Library: Theater
Language Arts
.....A Framework for Responding to Poetry(via Glyndwr University, Wales)
.....Contemporary Authors
.....Literary Criticism
.....Poetry Analysis: A Step by Step Approach(via Lakeland Schools)
.....Persuasion (via galeschools)
.....Persuasion Map (via readwritethink.org)
.....Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques (via Copyblogger)
.....The 5 Immutable Laws of Persuasive Blogging (via Copyblogger)
.....Research Guide (via galeschools)
.....Research Tools (via galeschools)
Math
.....Calculators
.....National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Modern Languages & Latin
.....Internet Public Library: Languages
.....Internet Public Library: Latin
PE/Health
.....Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences
Science
.....Internet Public Library: Science & Technology
Social Studies
.....Internet Public Library: Law, Government & Political Science
.....AP U.S.History: Popular vs. Scholarly
.....Internet Public Library: Regional & Country Information
.....Internet Public Library: Social Sciences
Special Education
.....Internet Public Library: Special Education




Resource Links

BUBL LINK: Catalogue of Internet Resources (Scotland)
Galileo: www.galileo.usg.edu (password required from home)
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/

Organized by Curriculum Department:
CTAE
.....BUBL Link 600 Technology
Fine Arts
.....Artcyclopedia
.....BUBL Link 700 Arts
..... BUBL Link 780 Music
.....Digital Librarian: Music
.....Internet Public Library: Fine Arts
Language Arts
.....BUBL Link 800 Literature and rhetoric
.....The Library of Congress
.....The British Library

Mathematics
.....BUBL Link 510 Mathematics
.....Catalog of Mathematics Resources (Univ. of Wisconsin)
.....Math 1
(AHS wikispaces net domain)
Modern Languages
.....BUBL Link 400 Language
.....Internet Public Library: Languages
PE Health
.....BUBL Link 613.2 Nutrition
.....BUBL Link 796 Sport and outdoor activities
Science
.....BUBL Link 500 Natural Sciences and mathematics
.....National Science Digital Library
.....National Library of Medicine

Social Studies
.....American History
..........Am Hist Fiction
.....BUBL Link 900 Geography and history
.....BUBL Link 150 Psychology
.....BUBL Link 300 Social Sciences
.....World History
SPED

.....Internet Public Library: Special Education



Sites for Teens

Organized by topic category



Flashcards Online

Anki FlashcardExchange MemoryLifter
Quizlet
StudyBlue
StudyStack

Homework Help

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student5.html- Awesome Library for Teens
http//www.ipl.org/div/teen
- Internet Public Library for Teens
http://lii.org
- Librarians Internet Index: websites you can trust (by subject)**
http://www.homeworkspot.com
http://www.k12.hi.us/~konawahs/Tools%20for%20students.htm


Online Skills

Online Safety

Cyber Security Tips (.pdf)
i-safe

Social Networking Skills

CyberSmart!: Talking to Teens About Social Networking Sites

Notetaking

Darmouth Note-Taking Video-Cornell Method
Fifty Ways
PowerPoint for Note-Taking (19 slides)
Scrapbook: Firefox addon
Tools
Zotero: Firefox addon
Wikis for Notetaking


Reference

Visuwords (online graphical dictionary)

Research

Galileo: www.galileo.usg.edu (password required from home)
Internet Public Library: Web Searching Tips
Research Guide (via galeschools)
Research Tools (via galeschools)

Subject Specific

BUBL Link Main Subject Menus

Study Strategies

College Board: Boost Your Skills

Teen Life

Georgia Gov
Georgia Health Go Local
Georgia Immigration Directory
Georgia Motor Vehicle Department
Georgia Teen & New Driver Information
Georgia Teen Work


Test Practice

USATestPrep (Requires Username & Password)

Writing

Confusing Words
.....A Framework for Responding to Poetry(via Glyndwr University, Wales)
.....Contemporary Authors
.....Literary Criticism
.....Poetry Analysis: A Step by Step Approach(via Lakeland Schools)
.....Persuasion (via galeschools)
.....Research Guide (via galeschools)
.....Research Tools (via galeschools)

Purdue's OWL
Free Writing Help 24/7
Process - Rhetoric & Logic - Essay Genres - Style and Language - Citation
Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing - The OWL at Purdue.
Style Guide** - The OWL at Purdue.